Giving birth in rural Oregon [The Bulletin]

Karen Clemmer 9/3/1912:13 PM

_{By Carol Cruzan Morton, August 16, 2019, The Bulletin}

Health care providers struggle to provide high-quality care in communities with fewer births overall

Itzel Wiewel was determined to control the circumstances of her second child’s delivery. Her first daughter’s birth at an out of state hospital was fraught with complications, evoking fear and helplessness. Her daughter spent a week in neonatal intensive care.

Wiewel had a different vision for her next birthing experience.

As her due date grew closer, Wiewel rethought her planned birth at nearby St. Charles Bend. At six months, she switched to the care of a certified nurse midwife and gave birth at St. Charles Redmond in a room with dimmed lights and wafting essential oils. The experience was the calm supportive setting she had imagined.

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By Carol Cruzan Morton, August 16, 2019, The Bulletin

Health care providers struggle to provide high-quality care in communities with fewer births overall

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_{By Carol Cruzan Morton, August 16, 2019, The Bulletin}